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- WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg says a fork would be 'fantastic'techcrunch.com WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg says a fork would be 'fantastic' | TechCrunch
WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg, speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on Wednesday, said he's not worried that the recent
> WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg, speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on Wednesday, said he’s not worried that the recent legal drama between his company, Automattic, and WordPress host WP Engine may lead to a fork of the open source WordPress software. In fact, he said, he’d welcome it.
- WordPress demands conf organizers share social media loginswww.theregister.com WordPress demands conf organizers share social media logins
One told to take down posts that said nice things about WP Engine
> One told to take down posts that said nice things about WP Engine
- WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resourceswww.theverge.com WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources
The WordPress fight is heating up.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/24811353 > The WordPress fight is heating up.
- Automattic offered employees another chance to quit — this time with nine months' severancetechcrunch.com Automattic offered employees another chance to quit — this time with nine months' severance | TechCrunch
Days after 159 people accepted Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s offer of a six-month severance package to employees who wanted to leave, the company
> Days after 159 people accepted Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s offer of a six-month severance package to employees who wanted to leave, the company floated a new offer late on October 16 of a nine-month severance package to anybody who quit immediately. Employees had four hours to decide whether they wanted to take the deal.
- Internal blog post reveals Automattic's plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using 'nice and not nice lawyers'techcrunch.com Internal blog post reveals Automattic's plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using 'nice and not nice lawyers' | TechCrunch
Matt Mullenweg, the WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, has been embroiled in a very public and legal fight with WP Engine these last few weeks over
> Matt Mullenweg, the WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, has been embroiled in a very public and legal fight with WP Engine these last few weeks over the use of WordPress as a trademark and fees Automattic believes WP Engine owes to the WordPress project — sparring that has resulted in WP Engine issuing legal demands of its own.
- WP Engine Accuses WordPress of 'Forcibly' Taking Over Its Plug-inwww.darkreading.com WP Engine Accuses WordPress of 'Forcibly' Taking Over Its Plug-in
WordPress move could have security implications for sites using Advanced Custom Fields plug-in.
> WordPress move could have security implications for sites using Advanced Custom Fields plug-in.
- In latest move against WP Engine, WordPress takes control of ACF plugintechcrunch.com In latest move against WP Engine, WordPress takes control of ACF plugin | TechCrunch
The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues, with Mullenweg announcing that WordPress is “forking” a
> The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues, with Mullenweg announcing that WordPress is “forking” a plugin developed by WP Engine.
- Executive Director Of WordPress Resignswww.searchenginejournal.com Executive Director Of WordPress Resigns
WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy resigns, focusing on the positives of her experience and hope for the future
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/24019601
- 159 employees are leaving Automattic as CEO's fight with WP Engine escalatestechcrunch.com 159 employees are leaving Automattic as CEO's fight with WP Engine escalates | TechCrunch
The employees accepted a severance package offered to those who disagreed with Matt Mullenweg's direction of WordPress and his fight with WP Engine.
> The employees accepted a severance package offered to those who disagreed with Matt Mullenweg's direction of WordPress and his fight with WP Engine.
- Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademarkarstechnica.com Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademark
Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg called WP Engine “a cancer to WordPress.”…
> Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg called WP Engine “a cancer to WordPress.”…
- Matt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’www.theverge.com Matt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’
WordPress’s WP Engine battle is dividing the community.
> WordPress’s WP Engine battle is dividing the community.
- WordPress.org temporarily lifts its ban on WP Enginetechcrunch.com WordPress.org temporarily lifts its ban on WP Engine | TechCrunch
WordPress.org has lifted its ban on hosting provider WP Engine until October 1, after putting a block on it earlier this week. The block prevented several
> WordPress.org has lifted its ban on hosting provider WP Engine until October 1, after putting a block on it earlier this week. The block prevented several sites from updating their plug-ins and themes and exposing them to potential security risk.
- Automattic blocks WP Engine’s access to WordPress resources
> WordPress.org has banned WP Engine from accessing its resources and stopped delivering plugin updates to websites hosted on the platform, urging impacted users to choose other hosting providers.
- Automattic sends WP Engine its own cease-and-desist over WordPress trademark infringementtechcrunch.com Automattic sends WP Engine its own cease-and-desist over WordPress trademark infringement | TechCrunch
The brouhaha in the WordPress community looks likely to escalate into a legal battle around trademarks.
> The brouhaha in the WordPress community looks likely to escalate into a legal battle around trademarks.
- WP Engine sends cease-and-desist letter to Automattic over Mullenweg's commentstechcrunch.com WP Engine sends cease-and-desist letter to Automattic over Mullenweg's comments | TechCrunch
Mullenweg, who co-created WordPress, last week criticized WP Engine for raking in profits without giving much back to the open source project.
> Mullenweg, who co-created WordPress, last week criticized WP Engine for raking in profits without giving much back to the open source project.
- Matt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a 'cancer to WordPress' and urges community to switch providerstechcrunch.com Matt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a 'cancer to WordPress' and urges community to switch providers | TechCrunch
Matt Mullenweg unleashed a no-holds-barred tirade at WP Engine, which has been commercializing WordPress since 2010.
> Matt Mullenweg unleashed a no-holds-barred tirade at WP Engine, which has been commercializing WordPress since 2010.
- Wordpress Page Speed Optimization Guidedocs.google.com Wordpress Optimization Guide.docx
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